Scientist: Marijuana May Treat Diabetes

Scientist: Marijuana May Treat Diabetes

Cannabis plant extracts could potentially form the basic ingredients for a market-leading diabetes drug, the scientist who developed a former world-beating treatment for the condition believes. Professor Mike Cawthorne led the team that developed...
Michigan: Marijuana Laws

Michigan: Marijuana Laws

SUMMARY: Sixty-three percent of voters approved Proposal 1 on November 4, 2008. The law took effect on December 4, 2008. It removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana by patients who possess written documentation from...
CNN: Medical marijuana may help fibromyalgia pain

CNN: Medical marijuana may help fibromyalgia pain

Lynda, a 48-year-old mother of three who lives in upstate New York, got a diagnosis of fibromyalgia in 2000. While there are prescription medications for fibromyalgia, she’s found one unconventional drug — marijuana — that really does the trick....